Language Spoken At Home in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,728 | 100% |
English only | 12,587 | 48.9% |
Language other than English | 13,141 | 51.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,546 | 13.8% |
Spanish | 12,790 | 49.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,485 | 13.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 124 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 124 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 103 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,274 | 100% |
American | 472 | 1.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 23 | 0.1% |
Danish | 16 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 95 | 0.3% |
English | 1,288 | 4.6% |
French (except Basque) | 276 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 24 | 0.1% |
German | 1,960 | 6.9% |
Greek | 32 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,571 | 5.6% |
Italian | 440 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 39 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 176 | 0.6% |
Polish | 316 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.0% |
Russian | 137 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 97 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 247 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 90 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 158 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 65 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,522 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,545 | 76.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,295 | 38.7% |
Married-couple family | 4,550 | 53.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,127 | 25.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 599 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 289 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,396 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 879 | 10.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,977 | 23.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,652 | 19.4% |
65 years and over | 599 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,805 | 44.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,962 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,201 | 100% |
Householder | 8,522 | 30.2% |
Spouse | 4,536 | 16.1% |
Child | 10,386 | 36.8% |
Other relatives | 3,406 | 12.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,351 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 653 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,884 | 100% |
Never married | 3,478 | 35.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,095 | 51.5% |
Separated | 126 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 211 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 974 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,861 | 100% |
Never married | 3,152 | 29.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,940 | 45.5% |
Separated | 390 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 921 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 1,458 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 475 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 292 | 61.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,425 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 620 | 43.5% |
Less than 1 year | 125 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 148 | 10.4% |
3 or 4 years | 207 | 14.5% |
5 or more years | 140 | 9.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 620 | 100% |
Who are female | 333 | 53.7% |
Who are married | 541 | 87.3% |
School Enrollment in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,505 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 329 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten | 364 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,244 | 49.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,812 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,756 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,812 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,620 | 9.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,477 | 14.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,695 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 4,713 | 28.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,372 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,438 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 497 | 3.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.5% |
Veteran Status in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,284 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,038 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,921 | 10.3% |
Under 18 years | 8,970 | 100% |
With a disability | 214 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 16,645 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,750 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 2,622 | 100% |
With a disability | 957 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,896 | 100% |
Same house | 23,982 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,851 | 13.8% |
Same county | 3,497 | 12.5% |
Different county | 354 | 1.3% |
Same state | 131 | 0.5% |
Different state | 223 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 63 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,274 | 100% |
Native | 23,304 | 82.4% |
Born in United States | 23,037 | 81.5% |
State of residence | 15,884 | 56.2% |
Different state | 7,153 | 25.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 267 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 4,970 | 17.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,970 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,245 | 45.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,725 | 54.8% |
Year of Entry in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,237 | 100% |
Native | 267 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 267 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,970 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,949 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Drexel Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,970 | 100% |
Europe | 126 | 2.5% |
Asia | 96 | 1.9% |
Africa | 61 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 28 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 4,634 | 93.2% |
Northern America | 25 | 0.5% |